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Jun 21

Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port

By Associated Press

Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs.

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Feb 12

After El Chapo conviction, Sinaloa drug cartel carries on

By Maria Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

Heaping bags of fentanyl and plastic tubs of crystal meth, heroin and cocaine offer no sign that the cartel has been weakened, lost sway over its traditional territory in northwestern Mexico or seen its international reach curtailed.

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Sep 29

The end of HIV transmission in the U.S.: A once-unthinkable dream becomes an openly discussed goal

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The struggle against HIV may be undergoing a sea change.

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Jun 16

Have you found prescriptions cost less if you don’t use your insurance? Tell us your story.

By Megan Thompson

The PBS NewsHour Weekend reporting team is gathering stories about the high cost of prescription drugs and patients’ experiences at the pharmacy.

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Apr 30

Watch 7:40
How an opioid addiction can eat your heart alive

By Kay Colby, ideastream

The pathway to deadly heart infections for people addicted to opioids often begins with a dirty needle or polluted drug. Special correspondent Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences for patients and society as a…

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Feb 11

Watch 3:29
OxyContin maker Purdue will stop selling doctors on opioids

By PBS News Hour

Amid several lawsuits that accuse manufacturing giant Purdue Pharma of contributing to the country’s opioid epidemic, the company announced Saturday it will cut sales staff by more than half and stop marketing opioids to doctors. Reporter Lev Facher, who wrote…

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Feb 10

On drug costs, modest steps follow Trump’s big promises

By Matthew Perrone, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

As a candidate, Trump advocated Medicare negotiations and he called for allowing consumers to import lower-priced medicines from abroad. But the White House strategy paper veers away from such dramatic steps.

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Jan 12

Watch 8:50
Murder, extortion and corruption tarnish former tourist haven Acapulco

By Danny Gold

2017 marked Acapulco's fifth straight year of being Mexico's most murderous city. Once an internationally renowned tropical paradise, violence has shot up over the last decade. But while police and military forces protect tourists, residents say little is done to…

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Jan 11

Watch 8:49
The Cancun that tourists don’t often see: soaring murders amid a bloody drug war

By Danny Gold

It's not part of Cancun that tourists travel to see: heavily armed police working to stop a soaring homicide rate. The fallout of Mexico's campaign targeting drug cartel leaders is spilling onto the periphery of the famous beach destination, where…

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Dec 14

Watch 7:50
Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

Fake pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar problem around the world. Made and packaged to look like the real deal, these phonies may contain a fraction of the active ingredients or none at all. these fake drugs can have serious consequences…

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